Being Fired
Dismissal If your employer has dismissed you from your job, there are a huge number of issues that can arise as a result. For example, you may believe that you...
Regulations on Working Hours
If you employ staff in your business, there are limits on the amount of time you can expect them to work. This can be a complicated issue, so you should...
Parental and Family Leave
Maternity leave When a female employee has a baby, she is entitled to maternity leave. This is provided that she is an employee and not a worker. Maternity leave lasts...
Health and Safety in the Workplace
The law states that your employer must take measures to reduce any risks or dangers in your workplace that could cause harm to employees, customers or visitors alike. They should...
Discrimination at Work
Discrimination occurs when you are treated differently in the workplace on the basis of one or more of what is termed ‘protected characteristics’. These characteristics are defined under the law...
Handing in Your Notice
Resignation, also known as ‘handing in your notice’, is what happens when you inform your employer that you no longer wish to work for them. You can resign in writing...
Dismissal from Work
Dismissal is when your employer brings your employment contract to an end, thereby terminating your job with them. In order to do this, they must follow an appropriate dismissal procedure....
Grievances at Work
The best thing to do if you have a problem with something which has happened at work is to speak to your manager. Approaching an issue informally is a good...
Your Rights at Work
Employment rights are designed to balance the expectations of the job with the fair treatment of the worker doing it. Your exact employment rights will vary depending on the kind...
Going through the disciplinary procedures
Every employer has to have a written disciplinary procedure, and you should have details of it in your Written Statement of Employment Particulars, or the statement should point you to...